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Seasonal and harvest festivals

Celebrations that mark the turning year: new year, harvest, the first blossoms and the depths of winter.

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A white truffle cut open to show its marbled interior
Happening nowOct 10 – Dec 6, 2026

Alba International White Truffle Fair

Nine autumn weekends of white truffles, Barolo and fog in the hills of Piedmont

Alba, Italy$$$$
Illuminated ice castle towers glowing at night at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
Dec 18, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027est.

Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

Castles carved from river ice glow neon in China's coldest big-city winter

Harbin, China$$$$
Ice sculptures lit up at night in Sapporo
Feb 4–11, 2027

Sapporo Snow Festival

Building-sized snow sculptures and glittering ice art down the length of Odori Park

Sapporo, Japan$$$$
Ice sculptures and crowds in front of the Quebec City skyline at the Winter Carnival
Feb 5–14, 2027

Québec Winter Carnival

A snowman king, ice canoe races and night parades in a walled city under snow

Québec City, Canada$$$$
Pink cherry blossoms in full bloom during hanami season
Mar 20 – Apr 5, 2027est.

Hanami (Cherry Blossom Season)

Picnics under pink clouds as Japan follows the cherry blossom front north

Tokyo, Japan$$$$
A crowd with raised hands covered in colored powder at Holi
Mar 21–22, 2027est.

Holi

India throws color at winter, and everyone within reach

Mathura & Vrindavan, India +1$$$$
Riders competing in a buzkashi match during Nowruz celebrations in Mazar-i-Sharif
Mar 21, 2027est.

Nowruz

The spring equinox new year, with sumalak, plov and bonfires across the Silk Road

Samarkand, Uzbekistan +4$$$$
Dancers in bright floral costumes on a parade float at the Kadayawan Festival in Davao
Aug 6–15, 2027est.

Kadayawan Festival

Eleven tribes, street-dance showdowns, and durian season in Davao every August

Davao City, Philippines$$$$
Colorful silk lanterns glowing in Hoi An
Sep 12–15, 2027est.

Tết Trung Thu

Star lanterns, lion dances and mooncakes light Hoi An's Old Town at the eighth full moon

Hoi An, Vietnam$$$$
A brass band in traditional costume marches past the Fruchtsäule at the Cannstatter Volksfest
Sep 24 – Oct 10, 2027est.

Cannstatter Volksfest

Stuttgart's answer to Oktoberfest: beer tents, a fruit column and Swabian swagger

Stuttgart, Germany$$$$
Crowds browse wine and regional food stalls under a wide sky at the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre in Paris
Oct 6–10, 2027est.

Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre

Paris toasts its Montmartre vineyard with a costumed parade and five days of wine

Paris, France$$$$

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